³³ The Lord’s curse rests on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the home of the righteous.
³⁴ Although he scorns the scornful,
he gives grace to the humble.
³⁵ Wise people inherit honor,
but proud fools receive disgrace.

³ The Lord will not allow the righteous to starve,
but he frustrates the greed of the wicked.

²² The blessing of the Lord makes a person wealthy,
and he adds no sorrow to it.^[a]

²⁴ What the wicked person dreads will come upon him,
but the Lord will grant what the righteous desire.
²⁵ When the storm has passed, the wicked person is no more,
but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.

²⁸ The confident hope of the righteous is joy,
but the ambitions of the wicked will perish.
²⁹ The way of the Lord is a fortress for a person who has integrity,
but it brings destruction for evildoers.
³⁰ A righteous person will never be toppled,^[a]
but wicked people will not dwell on earth.

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the dishonesty of the treacherous destroys them.

⁵ The righteousness of honest people makes their way smooth,
but because of his wickedness a wicked person falls.
⁶ The righteousness of upright people rescues them,
but treacherous people are trapped by their own desire.
⁷ At the death of a wicked man, his hope will perish,
and his confidence in his strength^[a] perishes.
⁸ A righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and a wicked person takes his place.

¹⁹ Just as righteousness leads to life,
pursuing evil leads to death.
²⁰ Perverted hearts are disgusting to the Lord,
but his favor rests on those whose way has integrity.
²¹ Be sure of this: An evil person will not go unpunished,
but the children of the righteous will escape.

²³ The desire of the righteous leads only to good.
The hope of the wicked leads to fury.

²⁷ Whoever searches for good seeks favor,
but whoever pursues evil will find it.